Gawain took a lot of effort to suppress the rumors that were churning in his head, and was glad that he didn't bring Amber with him this time—otherwise, the half-elf would definitely figure out how many things from the changes in his face, and then several exaggerated versions of "Gawain Cecil the Great's Sacred Words" would appear in the next issue of the Emperor's Sacred Words......

He shook his head and looked at the god of nature in front of him, who let out a chuckle, "Obviously, you don't plan to help me get rid of these confinements. ”

"We've already discussed this question," Gawain replied indifferently, "I'm more concerned about what you just said, you said, 'There really is such a day'—did you expect what the Goddess of Magic was going to do?" ”

Amone replied calmly: "...... I didn't anticipate the details, but I knew that there must be other gods who tried to break the cycle as I did, and the most likely of all the gods to act...... Only the goddess of magic. ”

"Why do you say that?" Gawain frowned, "And didn't you say before that the gods don't communicate with each other under normal circumstances, and you don't know much about the other gods?" ”

"Due to the constraints of the realm of faith and the ideology to which they belong, it is true that the gods cannot communicate with each other, and I don't know what the other gods are thinking and planning......" Amone's tone seemed to suddenly bring a hint of a smile, "but this does not prevent me from speculating on the 'tendencies' of other gods according to certain laws......

Gawain immediately noticed a key phrase mentioned, but before he could ask, Amone suddenly threw out a question: "Do you know how and why 'magic' was born?" ”

Veronica was a little curious as to why a god of nature would suddenly ask this question, but after a moment's thought, she replied: "Magic originally originated from the imitation and summary of certain natural monsters and supernatural phenomena in the natural world by mortals - although many scholars and believers in later generations still attribute magic to mysterious races or gods such as dragons, most of the real magicians do not agree with those statements.

"As for the purpose of magic...... To survive in the harsh natural environment, of course. ”

"Yes, in order to survive in the cruel natural environment, mortals began to draw wisdom from nature, steal power from nature, and turn those thunder and lightning, wind, frost, rain and snow, which were once considered miracles, into power in the hands of mortals, and use them to fight against the harsh environment...... This is the birth of magic," Amone said slowly, "So, this is also the birth of the goddess of magic. ”

Gawain's mind suddenly became clear, and he already understood what Ammon was trying to say.

"Magic is the embodiment of human rebellion, learning, survival and fearlessness in the face of the great powers of nature," Amon's voice was low and pleasant, "Therefore, the goddess of magic has a great ability to learn, she will be more sensitive to the laws of change than all gods, and she will not succumb to those that are not good for him, and she will be the first to awaken and try to control his own destiny, just as the mortal sages tried to control those dangerous thunder and lightning and fire, and he is more eager to survive than any god, And you can do a lot of bold things to survive...... Sometimes, it can even seem reckless.

"The irony is that all of his acts of resistance are the result of his own 'laws of operation,' and the irony is that Mirmina's recklessness in following the laws has succeeded, at least to some extent...... If all the evidence is true, then 'he' is now 'she'. ”

Gawain listened intently to the key information revealed by Ammon, and he felt that his thoughts were clear, and many things that he had not thought of before were now suddenly explained, and for the first time he had a clear, quantifiable idea of speculating on the nature of other gods.

Veronica, who was next to him, also frowned subconsciously, with a sudden look on her face: "The gods are born from the current of thought...... It turns out that this point can still be thought of in this way! ”

Then she suddenly remembered something, and her eyes suddenly turned to Amone: "You tell us this 'knowledge' directly, is it okay?" ”

"If I had told you this not long ago, you would have been tainted by the 'truth from magic,'" Amone said lightly, "but now, this level of knowledge doesn't matter. ”

"Not long ago......" Gao Wen suddenly showed a trace of doubt, and many speculations appeared in his heart, "Why do you say that?" ”

"The mortal world is moving forward, and many things are changing rapidly...... But for me, there's only one direction for noteworthy change......" The smile in Ammon's words became more apparent, "Druid liberal arts and the Township Pharmacist's Handbook are really good things...... Even a child of seven or eight years old knew where the alchemy potion came from. ”

The remnants of the "divinity" entangled in Amon's body are loosening!

Gawain instantly realized what the changes that happened to the former "God of Nature" meant, and guessed the reason behind these changes, he stared at the giant deer several times with three points of astonishment and seven points of inquiry, as if to confirm the authenticity of the other party's words, and at the same time couldn't help but ask again: "You mean, you have now further gotten rid of the identity of 'god'?" ”

In the White Star Fall event three thousand years ago, although Amone successfully escaped from the position of the "God of Nature" by faking his death, and even destroyed the position of the God of Nature, Gawain could clearly see that his "detachment" was actually incomplete, and he still had many residual characteristics of the gods, such as polluted flesh and blood, invisible, and words and knowledge that were fatal to ordinary people. Naritiel experienced another death after the separation of divinity and humanity, coupled with the disappearance of all the sandbox dwellers of her original ideology, and she herself was completely regenerated and transformed through Gawain's memory remodeling, and now she is completely free of those "divine limitations".

Naretir can appear directly in front of any neural network user, but now Amon is still imprisoned in the deepest part of this shadow world, and this is where the "residual godly bondage" comes into play.

Naretir's "success" was obviously unrepeatable to the gods of this world, but now it seems that Ammon has found a path to complete liberation in another direction—the beginning of which lies in Cecil's new order.

To be honest, Gawain was not completely unaware of all this, after knowing the fact that "the gods were born from the ideological current", he and his technologists have been working backwards from it, and many of the religious reforms and new education systems in the Cecil Empire are not only behind the necessary social needs, but also a large part of the research related to the disobedience plan, he just didn't think about it......

All of this really worked, right under his nose - albeit for a "former god" who had left the throne and was in the process of fading his divinity.

"In a sense, I'm one step closer to 'freedom,'" Amone's voice rang in Gawain's head, "and I could clearly feel the change. ”

"I remember the last time you were here," Veronica next to her suddenly said, "and by that time our Druid General Education course had been in place for some time...... So at what point exactly is the change happening? ”

When she said this, she had clearly taken on the tone of a researcher.

"It's hard for me to give an accurate reference point in time or the 'sudden change' of state," Amonen patiently replied, "It's a vague process, and I don't think we'll ever be able to conclude the pattern of the change of thought – we can only roughly speculate about it." In addition, I hope you will not be blindly optimistic - the changes in me are not so great, just a few years of education and knowledge popularization cannot change the minds of mortal groups, let alone the current of thought that has been formed for thousands of years, it can at most have a certain impact on the gods on the surface, and it will have an impact on me, a 'god' who has been separated from the divine position and no longer has a divine supplement, and if it is a god in a normal state...... It's hard for me to say whether this large-scale, rapid, and drastic change is good or bad. ”

Gawain felt that Ammon's words were a little abstract and awkward, but not so incomprehensible, and he heard a trace of worry from the other party's last words, so he immediately asked, "What do you mean by your last sentence?" ”

"Remember what I just mentioned, the goddess of magic has traits such as 'rebelliousness, learning nature, and desire to survive'?"

Gawain nodded: "Of course I do." ”

"Different gods are born from different currents of thought, and therefore have different qualities, which I call 'tendencies' - the goddess of magic tends to learn and adapt to survive, the light should be inclined to protect and save, the three gods of abundance should be inclined to harvest and abundance, and different gods have different tendencies, which means ...... Their ability to adapt and how they might react to sudden changes in human thought may be very different.

"The Goddess of Magic has quickly learned from the magic techniques you have developed, and has begun to look for something that will help her own survival, but if she is a god who tends to preserve and maintain the established order, she ......"

Amon paused here before continuing in a serious tone, "He could be driven mad by these sudden changes. ”

The voice in his head fell, but Gawain's heart was flooded, he suddenly realized that he might have ignored something all along, and subconsciously looked at Veronica next to him, only to see that the other party also cast a complicated gaze.

They looked at each other.

“…… Ah, I am afraid something has happened out of my 'sight'......" Ammon apparently noticed Gawain and Veronica's reaction, his voice faintly heard, "What's wrong?" ”

“…… The state of the god of war is not quite right," Gawain did not hide, "his priest has begun to die mysteriously. ”

“…… God of War...... I'm not surprised," Strangely, Amon's tone was not much surprised, as if he had guessed that the Goddess of Magic would be the first to save herself, and at this time he also seemed to have expected the God of War to be in trouble, "When the tipping point comes, he is indeed one of the gods most likely to have an accident." ”

Gao Wen subconsciously asked: "Is this also because of the 'tendency' of the god of war?" ”

"The god of war, closely linked to the concept of war, was born out of mortal reverence for war and the artificial restraint of the order of war.

"War is the most extreme and cruel means made by mortals for profit, since its birth, it is direct killing and plundering, no matter how many glamorous decorations and excuses are added, war will inevitably be accompanied by bloodshed and killing and huge profit plunder, which is the birth of the god of war, the basic concept of war recognized by mankind.

"At the same time, mankind is also full of fear and vigilance when it uses the terrible weapon of 'war', so that mankind has added many preconditions and mutually recognized 'rules' to war, such as the name of declaring war, such as the 'bottom line convention' of armistice and prisoner exchange, such as the distribution of spoils of war and the way in which merit is evaluated, although sometimes kings and lords do not carry out these agreements at all, and will change their bottom line little by little for the sake of profit, But they at least show respect for the war covenant in public, and most believe that there is an order in the war.

"They have carried out this 'spirit of war contract' into their beliefs, believing that the god of war is a god who has witnessed a series of war treaties and conventions, and they have believed in this for thousands of years.

"Therefore, the propensity of the god of war is to maintain the basic definition of war, and he has a strong 'contractual tendency'. He is a stubborn and rigid god who allows only wars to be fought according to certain templates—even if the form of war needs to be changed, this change must be based on a long period of time and a series of ritual conventions.

"Based on the above 'tendencies', the god of war is the least receptive to 'change', and the reaction he may make in the face of change will be the most extreme and close to getting out of control."

Amone finished his patient explanation, and then he paused for a few seconds before breaking the silence again: "So, what exactly did you do?" ”

“…… A kind of bloodless and non-killing war, most of the participants have smiles on their faces, there is no open declaration of war and truce, only a series of commercial contracts and exchange of interests," Gawain didn't know what he was feeling now, his expression was complicated and his tone was serious, "This kind of 'war' is spreading all over the world, and the speed of spreading far exceeds the education popularization project of the Cecil Empire - after all, interests can give the greatest impetus to human beings, and the interests of this new 'war' are too great......"

Ammon fell completely silent for half a minute.

In the end, even Veronica couldn't help but take the initiative to speak: "So ......"

"You're driving him to his death...... Amone finally broke the silence, "I've never spoken to the god of war, but I just have to assume that I know...... God of War's Brain ...... How could He accept this? ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, Gawain felt that Ammon almost blurted out "how can the brain of the god of war receive this" - this is obviously not a very elegant and stable statement.